the youth
noun
: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.
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Sharpton was a teenager when Jackson appointed him as the youth director of the Brooklyn branch of Operation Breadbasket, which was founded by Jackson in the 1960s.
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Allen Devlin, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sharpton was just a 14-year-old boy preacher when Jackson, a King lieutenant, tapped him to be the youth director of the Brooklyn branch of Jackson’s Operation Breadbasket economic empowerment campaign.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The players grew up playing with, and against, each other in the youth ranks and that only carries over into high school.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
The shooting appeared to unfold behind one of the team’s benches in the middle of play, video from the youth-sports streaming service LiveBarn shows.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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Allen Devlin, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sharpton was just a 14-year-old boy preacher when Jackson, a King lieutenant, tapped him to be the youth director of the Brooklyn branch of Jackson’s Operation Breadbasket economic empowerment campaign.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The players grew up playing with, and against, each other in the youth ranks and that only carries over into high school.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
The shooting appeared to unfold behind one of the team’s benches in the middle of play, video from the youth-sports streaming service LiveBarn shows.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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